Voatz, a blockchain platform for secured voting, has been successfully used at the state nomination convention of the Michigan Democratic party despite its record of technical and security problems.
A convention was carried out online last month from the 29th to 30th because of the restrictions caused by COVID-19. Over 1,900 representatives who were present virtually were only able to vote using Voatz. The head of the Michigan Democratic party stated that the app relieved most of their concerns despite the multiple setbacks the 2020 convention faced due to Coronavirus's outbreak.
Voatz, which was established in 2014 and based in Massachusetts, has been used in several conventions across various states in America. Regarding transparency, most especially securing data, the blockchain firm is usually being criticized openly.
Earlier this year, a report showing the Voatz network's vulnerability was released by a group of researchers from the Massachusetts technology institute. The firm later published a post in reply saying the report was inaccurate.
According to the researchers report, bugs in Voats can allow hackers to compromise real vote tallies and each user's privacy. However, West Virginia publicized that it stopped the platform's use for any subsequent elections temporarily after the report was released around March.
Utah Republicans also used Voatz around April for its convention. The CEO of Voatz, Nimit Sowhney, reported that the app functioned as anticipated, processing 93% of registered representatives votes.
Source: Cointelegraph
